GRE Word List
BLUFF
having a broad flattened front
The meaning of the word bluff is having a broad flattened front.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |