GRE Word List
NATATION
the action or art of swimming
The meaning of the word natation is the action or art of swimming.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| metaphor | a 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) |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| dingy | dirty |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| clamor | noisy shouting |