GRE Word List
ALIMENTARY
supplying nourishment
The meaning of the word alimentary is supplying nourishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| virtuoso | highly skilled artist (esp. in music); Ex. piano virtuoso |
| weary | tired after long work; V. |
| effrontery | rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek |
| impromptu | without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment |
| bluff | pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured |
| apocalyptic | prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse |
| repose | resting; state of being at rest; calmness; V: lie at rest; relax; put or place; Ex. repose our hopes in a single man |
| hypnosis | induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize |
| raffle | lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car |
| celibate | abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy |