GRE Word List
BRAGGART
a loud arrogant boaster
The meaning of the word braggart is a loud arrogant boaster.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |