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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| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
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| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |