GRE Word List
MASQUERADE
a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
The meaning of the word masquerade is a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| reverie | daydream |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |