GRE Word List
APE
any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
The meaning of the word ape is any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |