GRE Word List
GROUSE
any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
The meaning of the word grouse is any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |