GRE Word List
RAVENOUS
rapacious
The meaning of the word ravenous is rapacious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| wanton | merciless |
| connivance | the act of conniving |