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 |
|---|---|
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |