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 |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| clime | climate |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |