GRE Word List
ZANY
very eccentric (see eccentric
The meaning of the word zany is very eccentric (see eccentric.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |