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 |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| cipher | zero |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |