GRE Word List
VIXEN
a female fox
The meaning of the word vixen is a female fox.
Random words
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parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
ramification | branch |
dour | stern |
sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |