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 |
|---|---|
| succor | relief |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |