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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| encompass | include |
| nourish | nurture |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |