GRE Word List
VIAND
an item of food
The meaning of the word viand is an item of food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |