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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| politic | political |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| concentric | having a common center |