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.

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shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
commandeerto compel to perform military service
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
detonationthe action or process of detonating
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
sparseof few and scattered elements