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 |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |