GRE Word List
UPROAR
noisy confusion
The meaning of the word uproar is noisy confusion.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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favoritism | display of partiality toward a favored person |
nautical | pertaining to ships or navigation |
idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
commemorative | remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp |
inquisitor | questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition |
camaraderie | good-fellowship; CF. comrade |
ursine | bearlike; pertaining to a bear |
nefarious | very wicked |
illusory | illusive; deceptive; not real |
timidity | lack of self-confidence or courage |