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.

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blushoutward appearance : view
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
blackballto vote against
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
implyto express indirectly
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
ossifyto change into bone
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals