GRE Word List
MEGALOMANIA
a mania (see mania
The meaning of the word megalomania is a mania (see mania.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |