GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| opus | work |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |