GRE Word List
MELEE
fight
The meaning of the word melee is fight.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solitude | state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof |
| divest | strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment) |
| conservatory | school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy |
| gross | total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens |
| regal | royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner |
| exempt | not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V. |
| downcast | disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
| substantiate | support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify |
| maelstrom | violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream |
| amalgam | combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth |
