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
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
natationthe action or art of swimming
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings