GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| encompass | include |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |