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 |
|---|---|
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |