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 |
|---|---|
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| noisome | noxious |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| warrant | sanction |