GRE Word List

FIEND

devil

The meaning of the word fiend is devil.

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frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
sparseof few and scattered elements
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)