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
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| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
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| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |