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 |
|---|---|
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| shack | hut |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| purported | reputed |