GRE Word List

MELEE

a confused struggle

The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.

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WordMeaning
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
monotonytedious sameness
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
convolutedhaving convolutions
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity