GRE Word List
BITING
having the power to bite
The meaning of the word biting is having the power to bite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |