GRE Word List
RAVENOUS
rapacious
The meaning of the word ravenous is rapacious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |