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 |
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| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |