GRE Word List
VICTUALS
food usable by people
The meaning of the word victuals is food usable by people.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |