GRE Word List
CARRION
dead and putrefying flesh
The meaning of the word carrion is dead and putrefying flesh.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |