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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |