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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WordMeaning
expiateto make amends for
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity