GRE Word List
MANIACAL
affected with or suggestive of madness
The meaning of the word maniacal is affected with or suggestive of madness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| canny | clever |