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 |
|---|---|
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| gnarl | snarl |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |