GRE Word List
HUBBUB
noise
The meaning of the word hubbub is noise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| 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 |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |