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
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
paradigmexample
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate