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 |
|---|---|
| demerit | offense |
| wreak | bring about |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |