GRE Word List
MELEE
fight
The meaning of the word melee is fight.
Random words
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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 |