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 |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| whittle | a large knife |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| dingy | dirty |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |