GRE Word List
HERBIVOROUS
feeding on plants
The meaning of the word herbivorous is feeding on plants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |