GRE Word List
INFLATED
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
The meaning of the word inflated is exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribulation | suffering; ordeal; distress; trial |
| insatiable | not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite |
| dull | (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V. |
| avalanche | great mass of falling snow and ice |
| hoodwink | deceive; delude |
| exemplify | show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting. |
| throttle | strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ? |
| spruce | neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V. |
| ethos | underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos |
| molten | melted; Ex. molten lava |