GRE Word List
DECOY
a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
The meaning of the word decoy is a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture.
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| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
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| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
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| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |