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.
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|---|---|
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| hap | happening |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| trance | stupor |
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