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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |