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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parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
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variegateto diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple