GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |