GRE Word List
HERBIVOROUS
feeding on plants
The meaning of the word herbivorous is feeding on plants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eventual | contingent |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |