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.

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amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
miscreantunbelieving
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
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inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms