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.

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institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
parochialof or relating to a church parish
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish