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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| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |