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 |
|---|---|
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |