GRE Word List

NOURISHMENT

food

The meaning of the word nourishment is food.

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WordMeaning
trappingsoutward signs
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
clichea trite phrase or expression
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absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
bolstera long pillow or cushion
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
enhanceheighten
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain