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 |
|---|---|
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |