GRE Word List

GALLEY

a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as

The meaning of the word galley is a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as.

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WordMeaning
parleyto speak with another : confer
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time