GRE Word List
BOISTEROUS
violent; rough; noisy
The meaning of the word boisterous is violent; rough; noisy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| felicity | happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous |
| physiological | pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology |
| healthful | conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| minute | extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting |
| requiem | mass for the dead; dirge |
| fervent | ardent; zealous; hot |
| fiend | evil spirit; devil |
| broach | introduce as a subject; moot; open up |
| arcane | esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener |
