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 |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |