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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|---|---|
| brawny | muscular |
| pilfer | steal |
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| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
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| outgoing | going away : departing |
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