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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jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
pantomime | pantomimist |
hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
trek | to make one's way arduously |
maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |