GRE Word List
BEVY
a large group or collection
The meaning of the word bevy is a large group or collection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |