GRE Word List

BACCHANALIAN

a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry

The meaning of the word bacchanalian is a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry.

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hardybold
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
sedentarynot migratory : settled
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
dourstern
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime