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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decreean order usually having the force of law
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
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