GRE Word List
MAMMOTH
any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
The meaning of the word mammoth is any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair.
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| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |