GRE Word List
HERD
a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
The meaning of the word herd is a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control.
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expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
arid | excessively dry |
transpire | to take place : go on |
putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |