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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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
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imprudentnot prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
scrappyconsisting of scraps
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steeplofty