GRE Word List
BRAVADO
blustering swaggering conduct
The meaning of the word bravado is blustering swaggering conduct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |