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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| feint | something feigned |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| beleaguer | besiege |