GRE Word List
RAPACIOUS
voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey; Ex. rapacious birds
The meaning of the word rapacious is voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey; Ex. rapacious birds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overblown | inflated; exaggerated |
| remunerative | (of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble |
| continence | self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent |
| primp | groom oneself with care; adorn oneself |
| protege | person receiving protection and support from a patron |
| crone | hag; ugly old woman |
| circumspect | prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought |
| chaplain | clergyman attached to a chapel |
| brawny | muscular; having well-developed muscles |
| germane | pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate |
