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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| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |