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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| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
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| gruel | a thin porridge |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| demise | death |
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