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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |