GRE Word List
VOLUPTUOUS
suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
The meaning of the word voluptuous is suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |