GRE Word List

BRAGGADOCIO

empty boasting

The meaning of the word braggadocio is empty boasting.

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WordMeaning
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
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nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
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inopportuneinconvenient