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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alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
magnitudegreat size or extent
rostera roll or list of personnel
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
bestowto put to use : apply
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful