GRE Word List
HYBRID
mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
The meaning of the word hybrid is mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grotesque | fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement) |
| vital | full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize |
| flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| agility | nimbleness; ability to move quickly |
| supernumerary | person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number |
| asymmetric | not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
| wallow | roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury |
| crux | essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance |
| puzzle | baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N. |