GRE Word List
CARRION
dead and putrefying flesh
The meaning of the word carrion is dead and putrefying flesh.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| cataclysm | flood |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |