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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embroiderto ornament with needlework
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
appeasepacify
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
antithesisthe direct opposite
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate