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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| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
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| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |