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

WordMeaning
cerebrationto use the mind : think
strewto spread by scattering
hallowedholy
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale