GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| 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 |