GRE Word List
BLUFF
pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
The meaning of the word bluff is pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minutiae | petty or trivial details; CF. minutia |
| receptive | quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.); Ex. receptive to the proposal |
| tramp | walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking |
| glossary | brief explanation of words used in the text |
| guy | cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide |
| figurative | not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech |
| simile | comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as |
| reprobate | morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ? |
| extant | (of something written or painted) still in existence |
| dissection | analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |