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GRE word list 7
Barron's list 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blunder | error |
| blurt | utter impulsively |
| bluster | blow in heavy gusts,threaten emptily,bully |
| bode | foreshadow,portend |
| bogus | not authentic |
| bohemian | unconventional |
| boisterous | violent,rough,noisy |
| bolster | support,reinforce |
| bolt(NOUN) | door bar,fastening pin or screw |
| bolt(VERB) | dash or dart off, fasten(a door),gobble down |
| bombardment | attack(as with missiles) |
| bombastic | pompous,Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity |
| boon | blessing,benefit |
| boorish | rude,insensitive |
| bouillon | clear beef soup |
| bountiful | abundant,graciously generous |
| bourgeois | middle class,selfishly materialistic |
| bovine | cowlike,placid and dull,sluggish |
| bowdlerize | To remove material that is considered offensive or objectionable from (a book, for example). |
| boycott | refrain from buying or using |
| brackish | somewhat saline,having salty taste |
| braggadocio | boasting |
| braggart | boaster |
| brandish | wave around,flourish |
| bravado | swagger,To walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air; strut. 2. To brag; boast. |
| brawn | muscular strength,sturdiness |
| brazen | insolent, Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent |
| breach | breaking of contract or duty,fissure or gap. |
| breadth | width,extent |
| brevity | conciseness;The quality or state of being brief in duration. |
| brindled | tawny or grayish with streaks or spots. |
| bristling | rising with bristles,showing irritation. |
| brittle | easily broken,difficult. |
| broach | introduce,open up. |
| brocade | rich;figured fabric |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| brooch | ornamental clasp or pin |
| brook | tolerate;endure |
| browbeat | bully,intimidate |
| browse | graze;skim or glance at casually. |
| brunt | main impact or shock |
| brusque | blunt,abrupt |
| buccaneer | pirate |
| bucolic(ADJ) | rustic;pastoral;Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people |
| buffet | table with food set out for people to serve themselves |
| buffoonery | clowning |
| bugaboo | bugbear,object of baseless terror |
| bullion | gold and silver in the form of bars |
| bulwark | earthwork or other strong defense |
| bungle | mismanage;blunder |
| buoyant | able to float;cheerful and optimistic |
| bureaucracy | over regulated administrative system marked by red tape |
| burgeon | grow forth, send out buds |
| burlesque | give an imitation that ridicules |
| burnish | make shiny by rubbing;polish |
| buttress | support;prop up |
| buxom | jolly |
| cabal | small group of people united to promote their own interests |
| cache | hiding place |
| cacophonous | discordant,inharmonious |
| cadaver | corpse |
| cadaverous | like a corpse;pale |
| cadence | rhythmic rise and fall |
| cadge | beg,mooch,panhandle |
| cajole | coax,wheedle |
| calamity | disaster,misery |
| calculated | deliberately planned |
| caldron | large kettle |
| caliber | ability,quality |
| calligraphy | beautiful writing |
| callous | hardened;unfeeling |
| callow | youthful;immature |
| calorific | heat-producing |
| calumny | malicious misinterpretation;slander |
| camaraderie | good-fellowship |
| cameo | shell or jewel carved in relief |
| camouflage | disguise;conceal |
| canard | false or unfounded story |
| candor | frankness; open honesty |
| canine | related to dogs;doglike |
| canker | any ulcerous sore;any evil |
| canny | shred;thrifty |
| canon (NOUN) | collection of authoritative list of books |
| canon (NOUN) | rule or principle |
| cant (NOUN) | insincere expressions of piety;jargon of thieves |
| cantankerous | ill-humored |
| cantata | story set to music;to be sung to a chorus |
| canter | slow gallop |
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