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 |
|---|---|
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |