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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| drab | slattern |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |