GRE Word List
NECTAR
the drink of the Greek and Roman gods
The meaning of the word nectar is the drink of the Greek and Roman gods.
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| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| imprecation | curse |
| nexus | connection |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |