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 |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |