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
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
gradationa series forming successive stages