GRE Word List
HYPOCHONDRIAC
person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen
The meaning of the word hypochondriac is person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philatelist | stamp-collector; N. philately: stamp collecting |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official) |
| cathartic | purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ. |
| elliptical | elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out |
| disperse | scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd |
| jest | playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| seclusion | isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate |
| clime | climate |
| enfranchise | admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise |
