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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vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
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concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
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gruela thin porridge
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