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 |
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| 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 |
