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 |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |