GRE Word List
ANTHROPOID
any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
The meaning of the word anthropoid is any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets).
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auxiliary | offering or providing help |
consign | to give over to another's care |
composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |