GRE Word List
NURSE
a person who cares for the sick or infirm
The meaning of the word nurse is a person who cares for the sick or infirm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |