GRE Word List
VULTURE
carrion-eating birds
The meaning of the word vulture is carrion-eating birds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjuration | solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly |
| posthumous | after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel |
| actuate | motivate; activate; cause to act |
| usurp | seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use |
| germ | earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe |
| scintillate | sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation |
| conception | beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception |
| retribution | deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back |
| thesis | opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments |
| tenacious | holding fast (as to a belief); persistent |