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 |
|---|---|
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |