GRE Word List
KLEPTOMANIAC
a person evidencing kleptomania
The meaning of the word kleptomaniac is a person evidencing kleptomania.
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| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |