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 |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |