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 |
|---|---|
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| accessible | capable of being reached |