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 |
|---|---|
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |