GRE Word List
FANATICISM
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
The meaning of the word fanaticism is excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wax | increase gradually (as the moon); grow |
| whinny | neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make |
| circumspect | prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought |
| animus | hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| angular | sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
| respite | time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve |
| recourse | resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to |
| cajole | persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle |
| glacial | like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg |
