GRE Word List

MELEE

a confused struggle

The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.

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WordMeaning
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot