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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probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
hovelan open shed or shelter
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
providentfrugal
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling