GRE Word List

BRAGGADOCIO

empty boasting

The meaning of the word braggadocio is empty boasting.

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WordMeaning
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)
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
vividvery strong : very high in chroma
resignrelegate
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
boorpeasant
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
nauseateto become affected with nausea
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface