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 |
|---|---|
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| quench | put out |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |