GRE Word List

MELEE

a confused struggle

The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.

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WordMeaning
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
rescindto take away : remove
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated