GRE Word List
BLUFF
having a broad flattened front
The meaning of the word bluff is having a broad flattened front.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |