GRE Word List
ALIMENTARY
supplying nourishment
The meaning of the word alimentary is supplying nourishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nemesis | someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; CF. Nemesis |
| suitor | man who is courting a woman |
| pry | inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying |
| chorus | phrase repeated throughout a song or poem |
| plight | difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament |
| bode | foreshadow; portend |
| disclaim | disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer |
| gild | cover with a thin layer of gold |
| degradation | humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank |
| anachronism | an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
