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 |
|---|---|
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |