GRE Word List

CARRION

dead and putrefying flesh

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

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WordMeaning
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
gorgea narrow passage through land
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable