GRE Word List
MITE
any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
The meaning of the word mite is any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| disport | sport |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| progeny | descendants |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |