GRE Word List

NATATION

the action or art of swimming

The meaning of the word natation is the action or art of swimming.

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miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
dingydirty
aperturean opening or open space : hole
vindictivedisposed to seek revenge : vengeful
clamornoisy shouting