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 |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| haggard | not tamed |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |