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 |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |