GRE Word List
PAPYRUS
a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
The meaning of the word papyrus is a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| appease | pacify |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| aria | air |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |