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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| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| historic | historical |