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 |
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| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| hap | happening |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| stringent | tight |