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 |
|---|---|
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |