GRE Word List
PTERODACTYL
any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
The meaning of the word pterodactyl is any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition.
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diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
interim | an intervening time : interval |
punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
growl | rumble |
venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |