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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| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| environ | encircle |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |