GRE Word List
CARRION
dead and putrefying flesh
The meaning of the word carrion is dead and putrefying flesh.
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| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
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