GRE Word List
GIDDY
light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height
The meaning of the word giddy is light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deify | turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity |
| falsify | make (something written) false by changing |
| rebus | representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''. |
| prank | mischievous trick |
| smirk | conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V. |
| perpetual | everlasting |
| epigram | witty thought or saying, usually short |
| bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
| premonitory | serving to warn |
| adapt | make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel. |