GRE Word List

NUTRIENT

furnishing nourishment

The meaning of the word nutrient is furnishing nourishment.

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jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
submissivesubmitting to others
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore