GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
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| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
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| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |