GRE Word List
SUTURE
a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
The meaning of the word suture is a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |