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 |
|---|---|
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| politic | political |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| shambles | a meat market |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |