GRE Word List

BOUT

a spell or period of activity: such as

The meaning of the word bout is a spell or period of activity: such as.

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sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail