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 |
|---|---|
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |