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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pliant | pliable |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| grotto | cave |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| espouse | marry |