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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WordMeaning
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
servileof or befitting a menial position
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation