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 |
|---|---|
| scintilla | spark |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |