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 |
|---|---|
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |