GRE Word List
VERTEBRATE
any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
The meaning of the word vertebrate is any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| cue | the letter q |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
