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 |
|---|---|
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| demented | mad |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| reek | smoke |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |