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 |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |