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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WordMeaning
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due