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 |
|---|---|
| significant | having meaning |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |