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 |
|---|---|
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |