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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| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| hallowed | holy |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| preamble | an introductory statement |