GRE Word List
REVELRY
boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration
The meaning of the word revelry is boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bizarre | fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional |
| exempt | not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V. |
| sensual | devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips |
| kinetic | producing motion; of motion |
| mayhem | injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim |
| covetous | avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions) |
| trappings | outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank) |
| lithe | flexible; supple; CF. limber |
| chore | daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task |
| polarity | state of having two opposite qualities |
