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 |
|---|---|
| combustible | easily burned; N. CF. combustion |
| callus | area of thick hard skin |
| hover | hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state |
| hide | skin of an animal |
| peerless | having no equal; incomparable |
| parochial | narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes |
| skirmish | minor fight; minor battle in war; V. |
| court | attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster |
| glaring | (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution |
