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 |
|---|---|
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| courier | messenger |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |