GRE Word List

HUBBUB

noise

The meaning of the word hubbub is noise.

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WordMeaning
victualsfood usable by people
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
knottymarked by or full of knots
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent