GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |