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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|---|---|
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| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
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| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
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| abnegation | denial |
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