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 |
|---|---|
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| defalcate | deduct |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| irate | roused to ire |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |