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.

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WordMeaning
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
rabiesan 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
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
anchora 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