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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |