GRE Word List

COURIER

messenger

The meaning of the word courier is messenger.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot