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 |
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| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| realm | kingdom |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| expatriate | banish |