GRE Word List
NUTRIENT
furnishing nourishment
The meaning of the word nutrient is furnishing nourishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| hardy | bold |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| fleck | streak |