GRE Word List
DELIRIUM
an acute (see acute
The meaning of the word delirium is an acute (see acute.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |