GRE Word List

BREED

to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation

The meaning of the word breed is to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation.

Random words

WordMeaning
witherto become dry and sapless
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
capacitylegal competency (see competence
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous