GRE Word List

REVELRY

noisy partying or merrymaking

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

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WordMeaning
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
underhandin a clandestine manner