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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| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
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