GRE Word List
GULL
any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
The meaning of the word gull is any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| whimsy | whim |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |