GRE Word List

SHERBET

a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice

The meaning of the word sherbet is a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice.

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WordMeaning
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
putrefyto make putrid
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
stemthe main trunk of a plant