GRE Word List
FEBRILE
marked or caused by fever : feverish
The meaning of the word febrile is marked or caused by fever : feverish.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| aria | air |