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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WordMeaning
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
oligarchygovernment by the few
ventto provide with a vent
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes