GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |