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

WordMeaning
adjacentnot distant : nearby
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
rarefiedbeing less dense
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed