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
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|---|---|
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
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| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |