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 |
|---|---|
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| query | question |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| colloquy | conversation |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |