GRE Word List
FERVENT
very hot : glowing
The meaning of the word fervent is very hot : glowing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |