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 |
|---|---|
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |