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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| expatriate | banish |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |