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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |