GRE Word List
MELEE
a confused struggle
The meaning of the word melee is a confused struggle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |