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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| spoof | deceive |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |