GRE Word List
BACCHANALIA
a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
The meaning of the word bacchanalia is a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |