GRE Word List
REVELRY
noisy partying or merrymaking
The meaning of the word revelry is noisy partying or merrymaking.
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| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |