GRE Word List
UPROARIOUS
marked by uproar
The meaning of the word uproarious is marked by uproar.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| cataclysm | flood |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |