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

WordMeaning
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
zealota zealous person
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
validhaving legal efficacy or force
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
environencircle
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable