GRE Word List
RAMPANT
growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed
The meaning of the word rampant is growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deadpan | wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face |
| porous | full of pores; like a sieve |
| upbraid | reprimand; severely scold |
| plagiarize | steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap |
| asinine | stupid; Ex. asinine remarks |
| helm | steering wheel of a ship; position of control |
| scotch | stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF. 활동을 줄이는 의미 |
| bovine | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
| disenfranchise | disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise |
| askance | with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at |