GRE Word List
QUARRY
game
The meaning of the word quarry is game.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| 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 |