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.

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foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
primto give a prim or demure expression to
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
expoundto set forth : state
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness