GRE Word List
NUTRIENT
furnishing nourishment
The meaning of the word nutrient is furnishing nourishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |