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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veracious | truthful |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| shack | hut |
| laud | praise |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |