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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WordMeaning
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
inebriatedexhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
regimeregimen
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
purportedreputed
untenablenot able to be defended
demolitionthe act of demolishing
fiascoa complete failure