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.
Random words
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ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
irreverence | lack of reverence |
squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
eventual | contingent |
balk | to refuse abruptly |
compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |