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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| dint | force |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| grotto | cave |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |