GRE Word List
ZEAL
eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
The meaning of the word zeal is eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |