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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
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| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |