GRE Word List

BRAGGADOCIO

empty boasting

The meaning of the word braggadocio is empty boasting.

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WordMeaning
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
impetusa driving force : impulse
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
viablecapable of living
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper