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 |
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| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |