GRE Word List
SHREW
any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
The meaning of the word shrew is any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |