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 |
|---|---|
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |