GRE Word List
NUTRIENT
furnishing nourishment
The meaning of the word nutrient is furnishing nourishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |