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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placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
choicethe act of choosing : selection
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
debonairsuave
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
paradigmexample
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs