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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impediment | something that impedes |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |