GRE Word List
PYROMANIAC
person with an insane desire to set things on fire
The meaning of the word pyromaniac is person with an insane desire to set things on fire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exclaim | cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory |
| meek | submissive; patient and long-suffering |
| tarnish | make or become dull or discolored; N. |
| insalubrious | unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place |
| plumage | feathers of a bird; |
| kaleidoscope | tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful |
| scurrilous | abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark |
| celestial | heavenly |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| scurvy | contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C |
