GRE Word List
FERVENT
very hot : glowing
The meaning of the word fervent is very hot : glowing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| grotesque | a 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 |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| phoenix | a 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 |