GRE Word List
HABITAT
the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
The meaning of the word habitat is the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |