GRE Word List

SAP

the fluid part of a plant

The meaning of the word sap is the fluid part of a plant.

Random words

WordMeaning
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
etymologythe 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
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
attentivemindful
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
wrenchto move with a violent twist
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
foppishfoolish