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 |
|---|---|
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |