GRE Word List
CARNIVOROUS
subsisting or feeding on animal tissues
The meaning of the word carnivorous is subsisting or feeding on animal tissues.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| dingy | dirty |