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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| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| osseous | bony |