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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muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
odorous | having an odor: such as |
ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |