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
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
estimablecapable of being estimated
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
incarcerateto put in prison