GRE Word List
FERVENT
very hot : glowing
The meaning of the word fervent is very hot : glowing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| demise | death |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |