GRE Word List
BERSERK
an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
The meaning of the word berserk is an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |