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 |
|---|---|
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| duration | continuance in time |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |