GRE Word List
RELISH
characteristic flavor
The meaning of the word relish is characteristic flavor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |