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 |
|---|---|
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| primal | original |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| significant | having meaning |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
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