GRE Word List
ZANY
very eccentric (see eccentric
The meaning of the word zany is very eccentric (see eccentric.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |