GRE Word List
QUADRUPED
an animal having four feet
The meaning of the word quadruped is an animal having four feet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |