GRE Word List
CARRION
dead and putrefying flesh
The meaning of the word carrion is dead and putrefying flesh.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| cipher | zero |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |