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 |
|---|---|
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |