GRE Word List

VIAND

an item of food

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

Random words

WordMeaning
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
nullifyto make null (see null
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action