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 |
|---|---|
| portly | dignified |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| forte | one's strong point |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |