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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |