GRE Word List
HAGGARD
not tamed
The meaning of the word haggard is not tamed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |