GRE Word List

ZANY

very eccentric (see eccentric

The meaning of the word zany is very eccentric (see eccentric.

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WordMeaning
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
pilfersteal
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
untenablenot able to be defended
delusivelikely to delude
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")