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 |
|---|---|
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| condign | deserved |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| prong | fork |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |