GRE Word List
MELEE
a confused struggle
The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| apprehend | arrest |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |