GRE Word List
GUFFAW
a loud or boisterous burst of laughter
The meaning of the word guffaw is a loud or boisterous burst of laughter.
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| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| contest | strive |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
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| opus | work |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |