GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antler | bony growth on the head of a deer |
| hue | color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue |
| pedant | scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities |
| defiance | refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant |
| mincing | affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer |
| reinstate | restore to a previous condition or position |
| falter | hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N. |
| apocryphal | (of a story) widely believed but untrue |
| recount | narrate or tell (a story); count over again |
| ellipsis | omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses |