GRE Word List
MANIACAL
raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm
The meaning of the word maniacal is raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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knoll | little round hill; hillock |
speechless | unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger |
prize | pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship) |
germinal | pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea |
tramp | walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking |
shrewd | clever; astute |
chancellor | legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor |
gauche | clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth |
reiterate | repeat |
ceremonious | marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |