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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |