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 |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| consort | associate |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| polity | political organization |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |