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
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| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| nourish | nurture |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
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| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
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