GRE Word List

CARRION

dead and putrefying flesh

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

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WordMeaning
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
slapdashhaphazard
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
legerdemainsleight of hand
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges