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 |
|---|---|
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |