GRE Word List
MELEE
a confused struggle
The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |