GRE Word List

MELEE

a confused struggle

The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.

Random words

WordMeaning
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
mulctfine
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
piquantengagingly provocative
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior