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 |
|---|---|
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| quisling | traitor |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |