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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stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
appeasepacify
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
ariaair
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another