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 |
|---|---|
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
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| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |