GRE Word List

CARRION

dead and putrefying flesh

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

Random words

WordMeaning
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action