GRE Word List

BRAG

a pompous or boastful statement

The meaning of the word brag is a pompous or boastful statement.

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timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
calculatedapt