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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| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
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| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
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| scotch | scottish |