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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fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
fabricateinvent
yoretime past and especially long past
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
evenhandedfair
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
foppishfoolish
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely