GRE Word List
PRIMATE
group of mammals including humans
The meaning of the word primate is group of mammals including humans.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| ambivalence | the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions |
| fatalism | belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death |
| misgivings | doubts |
| pendulous | hanging; suspended |
| stock | standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique |
| penury | extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy |
| compelling | overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel |
| adjunct | something attached to but holding an inferior position |
| feline | of a member of the cat family; N. |
