GRE Word List
MONGREL
an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
The meaning of the word mongrel is an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| sleek | slick |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |