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 |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |