GRE Word List
VOLUPTUOUS
sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous person
The meaning of the word voluptuous is sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| impugn | dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight |
| grouch | bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble |
| conglomerate | corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V. |
| influx | flowing into |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| notable | conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted |
| sardonic | scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile |
| unseemly | unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste |
| covert | secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt |
| retract | withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile |