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.

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WordMeaning
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
trappingsoutward signs
inflateddistended with air or gas