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 |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| document | proof |
| anarchy | absence of government |
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| addle | rotten |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |