GRE Word List
TUMULT
commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly
The meaning of the word tumult is commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warranted | justified; authorized |
| exasperate | vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience) |
| diorama | life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background |
| garrulous | loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity |
| litigation | lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate |
| amble | walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly |
| cede | yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession |
| bombastic | pompous; using inflated language |
| mediocre | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
| liquidate | settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish |
