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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hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred