GRE Word List
AMPHITHEATER
an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
The meaning of the word amphitheater is an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| exude | to ooze out |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |