GRE Word List
VIVISECTION
the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
The meaning of the word vivisection is the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation.
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| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| rightful | just |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |