GRE Word List

BITING

having the power to bite

The meaning of the word biting is having the power to bite.

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inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)