GRE Word List
MEGALOMANIA
a mania (see mania
The meaning of the word megalomania is a mania (see mania.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |