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 |
---|---|
pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
charlatan | quack |
rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |