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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| leave-taking | departure |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |