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 |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |