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 |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| nib | bill |
| amend | to put right |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| ramification | branch |