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 |
|---|---|
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| enhance | heighten |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |