GRE Word List
BACCHANAL
orgy
The meaning of the word bacchanal is orgy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| impinge | encroach |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |