GRE Word List

VOCIFEROUS

marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry

The meaning of the word vociferous is marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry.

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warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
expiateto make amends for
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as