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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|---|---|
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |