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 |
|---|---|
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| quarry | game |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |