GRE Word List

FLORA

a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period

The meaning of the word flora is a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period.

Random words

WordMeaning
thespianactor
retractto draw back or in
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated