GRE Word List
HERBIVOROUS
feeding on plants
The meaning of the word herbivorous is feeding on plants.
Random words
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isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |