GRE Word List
VENOM
a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
The meaning of the word venom is a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obscure | dark |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |