GRE Word List

MAMMAL

any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans

The meaning of the word mammal is any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans.

Random words

WordMeaning
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
meleea confused struggle
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
bouillona clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
firebranda piece of burning wood
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject