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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| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |