GRE Word List
EXTANT
currently or actually existing
The meaning of the word extant is currently or actually existing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
