GRE Word List

FERVENT

very hot : glowing

The meaning of the word fervent is very hot : glowing.

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libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period