GRE Word List
ECSTASY
a state of overwhelming emotion
The meaning of the word ecstasy is a state of overwhelming emotion.
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| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
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| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
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| shack | hut |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
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