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.

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WordMeaning
sledgesledgehammer
apprehendarrest
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
euthanasiathe 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
vertebrateany 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
obsessivetending to cause obsession
recipientone that receives : receiver
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement