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 |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| fete | festival |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |