GRE Word List
DYSENTERY
a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
The meaning of the word dysentery is a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection.
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| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
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