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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |