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 |
|---|---|
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| pundit | pandit |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |