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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |