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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gustoan individual or special taste
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
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constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
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amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable