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.
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mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
wanton | merciless |
paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |