GRE Word List

CARRION

dead and putrefying flesh

The meaning of the word carrion is dead and putrefying flesh.

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WordMeaning
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
unregeneratenot regenerate
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
reaperone that reaps
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god