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

WordMeaning
reputableenjoying good repute : held in esteem
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
irreverencelack of reverence
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
retortto pay or hurl back : return
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)