GRE Word List
MELEE
a confused struggle
The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
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| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |