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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |