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 |
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| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |