GRE Word List
BRAGGADOCIO
empty boasting
The meaning of the word braggadocio is empty boasting.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| fermentation | the 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 |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |