GRE Word List
INTER
to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
The meaning of the word inter is to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |