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 |
|---|---|
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| cryptic | secret |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |