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
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette