GRE Word List
BESTIAL
of or relating to beasts
The meaning of the word bestial is of or relating to beasts.
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panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
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garnish | decorate |
posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
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execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
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