
zealot | zealot: n. fanatic, extremist, radical, bigot, maniac, militant: We have to deal with ruthless zealots who are willing to die for their cause.
zealotry | zealotry: n. fanaticism, extremism, radicalism, bigotry, militantism, terrorism, single-mindedness, monomania, fervour, frenzy, hysteria, obsession, obsessiveness: Their attacks on innocent civilians show how far their zealotry can take them.
zenith | zenith: n. meridian, summit, acme, apex, vertex, apogee, high point, top, peak, pinnacle: The dictator reached the zenith of his power very quickly.
zero | zero: n. 1 nil, null, nothing, nought or naught, aught, cipher, Cricket duck, Colloq nix, US goose-egg, nada, niente, Slang Brit (sweet) Fanny Adams or F.A., bugger-all, US zilch: Temperatures have remained below zero all day. The visiting team won three games, we won zero. 2 (rock) bottom, nadir: On a scale of one to ten, she is a zero. 3 nobody, nothing, nonentity, Slang US nebbish, bupkis: That fellow she married is a real zero. --v. 4 zero in on. focus on, pinpoint, fix on, home in on, concentrate on, bring to bear on: We zeroed in on the problem and then rapidly found the answer.
zest | zest: n. 1 spice, relish, gusto, tang, pepper, ginger, piquancy, pungency, edge, bite, flavour, Colloq zing, zip, pizazz: Put in a little of my home-made sauce to add some zest. 2 eagerness, zestfulness, exuberance, appetite, interest, enthusiasm, hunger, thirst: Where does Sidney get his zest for life?
