GRE Word List
CATALYST
a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
The meaning of the word catalyst is a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
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| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| portly | dignified |