GRE Word List
PREDATOR
an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
The meaning of the word predator is an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| impinge | encroach |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| ploy | escapade |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
