GRE Word List
ARMADA
a fleet of warships
The meaning of the word armada is a fleet of warships.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| overweening | arrogant |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| antecede | precede |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |