GRE Word List
BRAVADO
blustering swaggering conduct
The meaning of the word bravado is blustering swaggering conduct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |