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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |