GRE Word List
OMNIVOROUS
feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
The meaning of the word omnivorous is feeding on both animal and vegetable substances.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| expatriate | banish |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |