GRE Word List
RABID
of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia
The meaning of the word rabid is of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia.
Random words
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gorge | stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful |
confine | shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement |
detonation | explosion |
forswear | renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure |
manifest | evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly |
bewitch | cast a spell over; captivate completely |
flick | light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch |
linger | loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days. |
sordid | filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story |
inculcate | teach (ideas or principles); instill |