GRE Word List
CARRION
dead and putrefying flesh
The meaning of the word carrion is dead and putrefying flesh.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |