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 |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| dissension | disagreement |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |