GRE Word List
VIXEN
a female fox
The meaning of the word vixen is a female fox.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |