GRE Word List
VERTEBRATE
having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column
The meaning of the word vertebrate is having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| rabid | of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia |
| stint | supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint |
| profane | violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things |
| mongrel | plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ. |
| shard | fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup) |
| pilfer | steal things of small value; filch; snitch |
| wisp | small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke) |
| phylum | major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division |
| gerrymander | change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander |
| castigation | punishment; severe criticism or disapproval |