levee

nounCommon GRE wordMore L words

an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river

In a sentence

Levee in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing levee in a sentence.

The levee held through most of the flood, protecting the town from serious damage.

Synonyms

embankmentdikedambarrier

Antonyms

None listed.

Keep going

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extremely complicated and full of confusing twists and turns

tearful or given to weeping; mournful

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lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; not impressive

using very few words; terse to the point of seeming blunt

one who falls behind or lags noticeably slower than others

to criticize or scold harshly

Common questions

Levee (noun) means an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river

Here is levee used in an example sentence: "The levee held through most of the flood, protecting the town from serious damage."

Common synonyms for levee include embankment, dike, dam, barrier.

Levee is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.