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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WordMeaning
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
balkto refuse abruptly
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
nomenclaturename
credencemental acceptance as true or real