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

WordMeaning
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
draughta 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
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
enhanceheighten
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted