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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| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| courier | messenger |
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| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
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