GRE Word List
CONDIMENTS
something used to enhance the flavor of food
The meaning of the word condiments is something used to enhance the flavor of food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |