GRE Word List
LUNATIC
affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
The meaning of the word lunatic is affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane.
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| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |