GRE Word List
VULTURE
any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
The meaning of the word vulture is any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| tyranny | oppressive power |