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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| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |