GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| viand | an item of food |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |