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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| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
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| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
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| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |