GRE Word List

RAVENOUS

rapacious

The meaning of the word ravenous is rapacious.

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WordMeaning
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
prepossessingcreating prejudice
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
decreean order usually having the force of law
pendingduring
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air