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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| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
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| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
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| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
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| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
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