GRE Word List
HERBIVOROUS
feeding on plants
The meaning of the word herbivorous is feeding on plants.
Random words
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kismet | fate |
cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
gist | essence; main point; substance |
abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |