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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WordMeaning
submergeto put under water
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
cannyclever
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes