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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| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| lode | waterway |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |