GRE Word List

FUROR

an angry or maniacal fit : rage

The meaning of the word furor is an angry or maniacal fit : rage.

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WordMeaning
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
compulsivehaving power to compel
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
succorrelief
ancestryline of descent : lineage
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate