GRE Word List

NUTRIENT

furnishing nourishment

The meaning of the word nutrient is furnishing nourishment.

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WordMeaning
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
amenitiessomething that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements