GRE Word List
ZANY
very eccentric (see eccentric
The meaning of the word zany is very eccentric (see eccentric.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| queasy | causing nausea |