GRE Word List

CARRION

dead and putrefying flesh

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

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WordMeaning
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
finalethe close or termination of something: such as
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
mausoleuma large tomb