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.

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genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
dawdleto spend time idly
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance