GRE Word List

REVELRY

noisy partying or merrymaking

The meaning of the word revelry is noisy partying or merrymaking.

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WordMeaning
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
sportivefrolicsome
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
fermentto undergo fermentation
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign