GRE Word List
BACCHANAL
orgy
The meaning of the word bacchanal is orgy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |