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 |
|---|---|
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |