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
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|---|---|
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| scourge | whip |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
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