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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| quench | put out |
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| agape | wide open : gaping |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
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| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
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| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |