GRE Word List
VIAND
food; CF. live
The meaning of the word viand is food; CF. live.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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primordial | existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary |
crabbed | sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting |
levity | lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner |
cynical | skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness |
ingenuous | naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid |
lampoon | ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution |
inane | silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity |
inquisitor | questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition |
vibrant | full of vigor or energy; vibrating |
disembark | debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark |