GRE Word List
VIAND
an item of food
The meaning of the word viand is an item of food.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
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| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
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| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |