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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| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |