GRE Word List
REGATTA
a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
The meaning of the word regatta is a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races.
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| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |