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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WordMeaning
compressto press or squeeze together
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
quizzicalcomically quaint
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
metaphora 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)