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 |
|---|---|
| venue | locale |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |