GRE Word List
MELEE
a confused struggle
The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |