GRE Word List
NUTRITION
the act or process of nourishing or being nourished
The meaning of the word nutrition is the act or process of nourishing or being nourished.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |