GRE Word List
BIVOUAC
a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
The meaning of the word bivouac is a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| mischance | bad luck |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |