GRE Word List

ALIMENTARY

of or relating to nourishment or nutrition

The meaning of the word alimentary is of or relating to nourishment or nutrition.

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WordMeaning
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
scotchscottish
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
hivea container for housing honeybees
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
pliantpliable