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 |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |