GRE Word List

BRAGGADOCIO

empty boasting

The meaning of the word braggadocio is empty boasting.

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expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
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steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
sleekslick
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning