GRE Word List
VIAND
an item of food
The meaning of the word viand is an item of food.
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| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| demerit | offense |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |