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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |