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 |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
