GRE Word List
MELEE
a confused struggle
The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
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| flounder | flatfish |
| aver | to declare positively |
| document | proof |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
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| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| declivity | downward inclination |