GRE Word List

MELEE

a confused struggle

The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.

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WordMeaning
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
solicitto make petition to : entreat
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)