GRE Word List
BACCHANAL
orgy
The meaning of the word bacchanal is orgy.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
veer | to change direction or course |
quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
denotation | an act or process of denoting |
draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |