GRE Word List
TRUCULENCE
the quality or state of being truculent
The meaning of the word truculence is the quality or state of being truculent.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| 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 |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| boor | peasant |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |