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 |
|---|---|
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |