GRE Word List

CHAPERON

a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety

The meaning of the word chaperon is a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety.

Random words

WordMeaning
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
darta light spear
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards