GRE Word List
RELISH
characteristic flavor
The meaning of the word relish is characteristic flavor.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |