GRE Word List
VENISON
meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork, ham, bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb
The meaning of the word venison is meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork, ham, bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb.
Random words
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|---|---|
| prototype | original work used as a model by others |
| philistine | narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete |
| hybrid | mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize |
| intrude | put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in |
| indenture | bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master) |
| draconian | extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician |
| wring | twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands) |
| smattering | slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German |
| taut | tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
