GRE Word List

NUTRIENT

furnishing nourishment

The meaning of the word nutrient is furnishing nourishment.

Random words

WordMeaning
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
elusivetending to elude: such as
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted