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 |
|---|---|
| suitor | man who is courting a woman |
| pitfall | hidden danger; concealed trap |
| aggregate | sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars |
| slough | (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed |
| docket | program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket |
| autocratic | having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy |
| consonance | harmony; agreement |
| dexterous | skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity |
| amble | walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly |
| weird | eerie; strange; unnatural |
