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
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filth | foul or putrid matter |
entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |