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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |