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 |
|---|---|
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |