GRE Word List
UPROAR
a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
The meaning of the word uproar is a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance.
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infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
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intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
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