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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| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |