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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| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |