GRE Word List
MOLT
to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
The meaning of the word molt is to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |