GRE Word List

BACCHANAL

orgy

The meaning of the word bacchanal is orgy.

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arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain