GRE Word List
NETTLE
any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
The meaning of the word nettle is any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| passe | past one's prime |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| abnegation | denial |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |