GRE Word List
NUTRITION
process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition
The meaning of the word nutrition is process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distant | reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly |
| inestimable | impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth |
| armada | fleet of warships |
| pastry | paste of flour and water (eaten when baked) |
| reprobate | morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ? |
| healthful | conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air |
| doldrums | blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums |
| wrest | obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp |
| transpire | (of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores |
| dissertation | formal essay; treatise |
