GRE Word List
CARRION
dead and putrefying flesh
The meaning of the word carrion is dead and putrefying flesh.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| trample | tramp |