GRE Word List
DEMENTED
mad
The meaning of the word demented is mad.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |