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
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dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
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 |
tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |