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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comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
misadventure | misfortune |
adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
lag | one that lags or is last |
slapdash | haphazard |
illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
prowess | distinguished bravery |
actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
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