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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| Word | Meaning |
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| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| feint | something feigned |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |