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 |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |