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 |
|---|---|
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| billowing | wave |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |