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 |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| wanton | merciless |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |