GRE Word List
HERBIVOROUS
feeding on plants
The meaning of the word herbivorous is feeding on plants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |