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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |