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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| hirsute | hairy |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |