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 |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |