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 |
|---|---|
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| opus | work |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |