GRE Word List
BRAGGADOCIO
empty boasting
The meaning of the word braggadocio is empty boasting.
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|---|---|
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
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| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| nexus | connection |
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