GRE Word List
EUGENIC
relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
The meaning of the word eugenic is relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
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| acetic | vinegary |