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 |
|---|---|
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| repercussion | reflection |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |