GRE Word List
TRACT
a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
The meaning of the word tract is a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comestible | edible |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| submerge | to put under water |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |