GRE Word List
TUMULT
disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
The meaning of the word tumult is disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |