GRE Word List

CARRION

dead and putrefying flesh

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

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importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
fermentationthe 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
canarda false or unfounded report or story
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
exultto be extremely joyful : rejoice
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion