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 |
|---|---|
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| paramour | lover |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |