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 |
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| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| crass | gross |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| brackish | somewhat salty |