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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immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
myriad | ten thousand |
ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
asunder | into parts |
complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
doddering | feeble |