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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| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| noisome | noxious |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| antecede | precede |