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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| steep | lofty |