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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navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
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carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
unassuming | not assuming : modest |
cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
stout | strong of character: such as |
pseudonym | a fictitious name |
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