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 |
|---|---|
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| whittle | a large knife |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| crass | gross |