GRE Word List
BRAVADO
swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
The meaning of the word bravado is swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psychic | of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers |
| afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
| nomenclature | terminology(system of specialized words); system of names or naming things |
| upshot | outcome; final result |
| colossal | huge |
| context | writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs |
| staid | serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony |
| opaque | dark; not transparent; N. opacity |
| outlaw | fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed. |
| forebears | ancestors |