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 |
|---|---|
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |