GRE Word List
ARCADE
a long arched building or gallery
The meaning of the word arcade is a long arched building or gallery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |