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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mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
declivitydownward inclination
couriermessenger