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 |
|---|---|
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| skimp | skimpy |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |