GRE Word List
QUAIL
any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
The meaning of the word quail is any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as.
Random words
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impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
oaf | a stupid person : boob |
atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |