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 |
|---|---|
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| verge | brink |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |