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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| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
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| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
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