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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| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |