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 |
|---|---|
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| verge | brink |
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| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |