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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
