GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |