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 |
|---|---|
| frigid | intensely cold |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| piscatorial | piscatory |