GRE Word List
ZEALOT
one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
The meaning of the word zealot is one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| healthy | possessing good health; healthful |
| purport | intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general |
| hypercritical | excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities) |
| ovation | enthusiastic applause |
| devise | think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest |
| corpus | collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse |
| centripetal | tending toward the center |
| scrappy | quarrelsome |
| tenacity | firmness; persistence |
| contrive | invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention |