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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WordMeaning
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
lodewaterway
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
mimicryan instance of mimicking
oligarchygovernment by the few
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty