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.

Random words

WordMeaning
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
impenitentnot penitent
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous