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 |
|---|---|
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| dynamo | generator |