GRE Word List
RAVENOUS
rapacious
The meaning of the word ravenous is rapacious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| duration | continuance in time |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |