GRE Word List

BACCHANAL

orgy

The meaning of the word bacchanal is orgy.

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vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
jesta joking or mocking remark
canarda false or unfounded report or story
ichthyologya branch of zoology that deals with fishes
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
hutan often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack