GRE Word List
PYROMANIAC
a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
The meaning of the word pyromaniac is a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |