GRE Word List
DENOUEMENT
final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained
The meaning of the word denouement is final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disport | amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert |
| idyll | short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
| sobriety | moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness |
| portly | stout; corpulent |
| corrosive | eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce |
| repercussion | rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion |
| undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
| obstreperous | boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable |
| holocaust | destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust |
| shove | push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N. |
