GRE Word List

MARSUPIAL

any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young

The meaning of the word marsupial is any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young.

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inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
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stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
implyto express indirectly
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary