GRE Word List

FUROR

an angry or maniacal fit : rage

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

Random words

WordMeaning
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words