GRE Word List
PREY
an animal taken by a predator as food
The meaning of the word prey is an animal taken by a predator as food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |