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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supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
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discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
encompassinclude
nourishnurture
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing