GRE Word List
MELEE
a confused struggle
The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |