GRE Word List

ARCHIPELAGO

an expanse of water with many scattered islands

The meaning of the word archipelago is an expanse of water with many scattered islands.

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illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
beleaguerbesiege
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
fancierone that has a special liking or interest
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
elysianof or relating to Elysium
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop