GRE Word List
FANATICISM
fanatic outlook or behavior
The meaning of the word fanaticism is fanatic outlook or behavior.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |