GRE Word List
BACCHANAL
orgy
The meaning of the word bacchanal is orgy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| reverberate | reflect |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
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