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 |
|---|---|
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| quarry | game |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| appease | pacify |