GRE Word List

LEVEE

a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed

The meaning of the word levee is a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed.

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WordMeaning
genteelhaving an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
quizzicalcomically quaint
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)