GRE Word List
BLOWHARD
talkative boaster; braggart
The meaning of the word blowhard is talkative boaster; braggart.
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incontrovertible | indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable |
treatise | article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |
fugitive | fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large |
meteoric | like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor |
dyspeptic | suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food |
encroachment | gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
entrepreneur | businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial |
pantomime | acting without dialogue; V. |
snivel | complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me. |
migratory | wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another |