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
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness