GRE Word List
FAUNA
animal life
The meaning of the word fauna is animal life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |