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.

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maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
rightfuljust
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind