GRE Word List

VIAND

an item of food

The meaning of the word viand is an item of food.

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retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
grumbleto mutter in discontent
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude