GRE Word List

CATHARTIC

of, relating to, or producing catharsis

The meaning of the word cathartic is of, relating to, or producing catharsis.

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vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
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loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
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tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
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fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
sanguinarybloodthirsty