GRE Word List
VIPER
a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
The meaning of the word viper is a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| romp | one that romps |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| calorific | caloric |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |