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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| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
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| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |