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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WordMeaning
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
hydrophobiarabies
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
crescendoa gradual increase
stiltedpompous
insensatelacking sense or understanding
dys-abnormal
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth