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 |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |