GRE Word List
CARNIVOROUS
subsisting or feeding on animal tissues
The meaning of the word carnivorous is subsisting or feeding on animal tissues.
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| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |