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 |
|---|---|
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| retribution | recompense |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |