GRE Word List
MADRIGAL
pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments
The meaning of the word madrigal is pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments.
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olfactory | concerning the sense of smell |
dawdle | loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing |
imbroglio | complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil |
effeminate | having womanly traits |
crust | hard outer covering (as of earth or snow) |
coax | persuade by flattery |
loft | room or space under the roof; attic |
cohabit | live together |
sojourn | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
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