GRE Word List

RAVENOUS

rapacious

The meaning of the word ravenous is rapacious.

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WordMeaning
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
thralla state of servitude or submission
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable