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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grumbleto mutter in discontent
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commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
commemorateto call to remembrance
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
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jocosegiven to joking : merry
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray