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 |
|---|---|
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| alleviate | relieve |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |