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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| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| missive | a written communication : letter |