GRE Word List
MENAGERIE
collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo
The meaning of the word menagerie is collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo.
Random words
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relic | surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X. |
helm | steering wheel of a ship; position of control |
inestimable | impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth |
mutter | utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones |
concerted | mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together |
pivotal | of a pivot; central; critical; crucial |
legend | explanatory list of symbols on a map |
phylum | major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division |
indigenous | native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World |
maelstrom | violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream |