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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| quarry | game |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
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| trek | to make one's way arduously |