GRE Word List
MELEE
a confused struggle
The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |