GRE Word List
RAVENOUS
rapacious
The meaning of the word ravenous is rapacious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |