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 |
|---|---|
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |