GRE Word List
ARCADE
a long arched building or gallery
The meaning of the word arcade is a long arched building or gallery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |