GRE Word List

PROLETARIAN

a member of the proletariat

The meaning of the word proletarian is a member of the proletariat.

Random words

WordMeaning
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats