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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| malediction | curse |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| comestible | edible |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |