GRE Word List
BOISTEROUS
noisily turbulent : rowdy
The meaning of the word boisterous is noisily turbulent : rowdy.
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|---|---|
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| imprecation | curse |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
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