GRE Word List
VIAND
an item of food
The meaning of the word viand is an item of food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |