GRE Word List
BACCHANAL
orgy
The meaning of the word bacchanal is orgy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
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| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
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