GRE Word List
NUTRIENT
furnishing nourishment
The meaning of the word nutrient is furnishing nourishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |