GRE Word List

MELEE

a confused struggle

The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.

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loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
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unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
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