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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| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
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| sidetrack | siding |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
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| fervent | very hot : glowing |