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 |
|---|---|
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| primal | original |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |