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

WordMeaning
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
wreakbring about
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
approbationcommendation
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing