GRE Word List
GROOM
bridegroom
The meaning of the word groom is bridegroom.
Random words
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mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
rip | to tear or split apart or open |
shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |