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 |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| license | permission to act |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |