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.
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incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |