GRE Word List
APOCALYPTIC
of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
The meaning of the word apocalyptic is of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse.
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healthy | enjoying good health |
vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |