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.

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proletariana member of the proletariat
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tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
outgoinggoing away : departing
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)