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
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering