GRE Word List
VIAND
an item of food
The meaning of the word viand is an item of food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
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| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| ramification | branch |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
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| queasy | causing nausea |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |