GRE Word List
CARRION
dead and putrefying flesh
The meaning of the word carrion is dead and putrefying flesh.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |