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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WordMeaning
riftfissure
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people