GRE Word List
VIRILE
having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
The meaning of the word virile is having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| apprehend | arrest |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| 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 |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |