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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| dour | stern |
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| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
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| esteem | the regard in which one is held |