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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presage | foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen |
| acrimonious | stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior |
| centrifugal | radiating; departing from the center |
| receptive | quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.); Ex. receptive to the proposal |
| polity | (particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity |
| heyday | time of greatest success or power; prime |
| torso | trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk |
| prate | talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly |
| demean | disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
| lunatic | insane; Ex. lunatic asylum |
