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 |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
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| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| slake | subside |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |