GRE Word List
ZANY
very eccentric (see eccentric
The meaning of the word zany is very eccentric (see eccentric.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |