GRE Word List
BRAGGART
boaster; bragger
The meaning of the word braggart is boaster; bragger.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dormer | window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room |
| recipient | receiver |
| minatory | menacing; threatening |
| dossier | file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back |
| studious | given to diligent study |
| pronounced | distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp |
| curfew | regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew |
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
| dissolution | disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
| fumble | move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N. |
