GRE Word List
FERAL
of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
The meaning of the word feral is of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
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| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
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