GRE Word List

PROVENDER

dry food for domestic animals : feed

The meaning of the word provender is dry food for domestic animals : feed.

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fermentationthe 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
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
putrefyto make putrid
bogwet spongy ground
abateto decrease in force or intensity
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as