GRE Word List
CARAPACE
a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
The meaning of the word carapace is a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| distend | extend |
