GRE Word List
BACCHANAL
orgy
The meaning of the word bacchanal is orgy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| bitter | being, 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 |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |