GRE Vocabulary Builder - Lesson 51

# Please, work out the following words. Mouse over a colored word for its pronunciations.

carousal drunken revel
From reading he passed to sleeping, from sleeping to gossip in drawing rooms of the Club, from gossip to carousals and women; from carousals back to gossip, reading, and wine.
glean gather leavings
From what I was able to glean, the news isn't good.
garnish decorate
Garnish the dish with parsley before serving.
combustible easily burned
Gasoline is a highly combustible substance.
baneful ruinous; poisonous
George Washington warned "in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party."

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(Pronunciations from MSN Encarta)

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