GRE Word List
NUTRIENT
furnishing nourishment
The meaning of the word nutrient is furnishing nourishment.
Random words
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interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |