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 |
|---|---|
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| niggle | trifle |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |