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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WordMeaning
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
conceitfavorable opinion
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify