GRE Word List
QUADRUPED
four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped
The meaning of the word quadruped is four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ธทดยดูดย ฐณณไภฬ พฦดิ |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| sinewy | (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone |
| title | name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate |
| dapper | neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry |
| anoint | consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony) |
| subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
| stint | supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint |
| seismic | pertaining to earthquakes |
| immobility | state of being immovable |
