GRE Word List
MANIACAL
affected with or suggestive of madness
The meaning of the word maniacal is affected with or suggestive of madness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |