GRE Word List
QUADRUPED
an animal having four feet
The meaning of the word quadruped is an animal having four feet.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| pilfer | steal |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |