GRE Word List
ZANY
very eccentric (see eccentric
The meaning of the word zany is very eccentric (see eccentric.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |