GRE Word List
RAVE
overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic
The meaning of the word rave is overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic.
Random words
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| allocate | assign; set apart for a particular purpose |
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| arboreal | of or living in trees |
| carapace | shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.) |
| eclipse | darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse |
