GRE Word List

NUTRIENT

furnishing nourishment

The meaning of the word nutrient is furnishing nourishment.

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WordMeaning
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts