GRE Word List
VIAND
an item of food
The meaning of the word viand is an item of food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engender | beget |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| retiring | reserved |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |