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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| poise | balance |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |