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 |
|---|---|
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |