GRE Word List
RAVENOUS
rapacious
The meaning of the word ravenous is rapacious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |