GRE Word List
AMBROSIA
the food of the Greek and Roman gods
The meaning of the word ambrosia is the food of the Greek and Roman gods.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| contest | strive |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |