GRE Word List
BADGER
any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
The meaning of the word badger is any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| encumber | weigh down |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
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| denizen | inhabitant |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |