GRE Word List
QUARRY
game
The meaning of the word quarry is game.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| progeny | descendants |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |