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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
