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 |
|---|---|
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| motley | variegated in color |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |