GRE Word List

CARRION

dead and putrefying flesh

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

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WordMeaning
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
treadto step or walk on or over
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
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traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
comestibleedible