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 |
|---|---|
| protrude | stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth |
| consanguineous | having a common ancestor |
| hostage | person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands |
| prepossessing | attractive; CF. preoccupying ? |
| alacrity | cheerful promptness without reluctance |
| clamor | loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous |
| alchemy | medieval chemistry |
| rationalize | make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization |
| jocund | merry |
| enterprise | willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat |
