GRE Word List

HUBBUB

noise

The meaning of the word hubbub is noise.

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WordMeaning
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
balma balsamic (see balsamic
putrefyto make putrid
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid