GRE Word List
EMBRYONIC
of or relating to an embryo
The meaning of the word embryonic is of or relating to an embryo.
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|---|---|
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| hortatory | hortative |
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| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |