GRE Word List

HERBIVOROUS

feeding on plants

The meaning of the word herbivorous is feeding on plants.

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tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
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didacticdesigned or intended to teach
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
lucremonetary gain : profit
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subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
contritefeeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.