GRE Word List

MELEE

a confused struggle

The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.

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WordMeaning
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
limpto walk lamely
hurlrush
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder