GRE Word List
HERBIVOROUS
feeding on plants
The meaning of the word herbivorous is feeding on plants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| exegesis | exposition |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| arid | excessively dry |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |