GRE Word List
BUXOM
vigorously or healthily plump
The meaning of the word buxom is vigorously or healthily plump.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| swill | wash |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |