GRE Word List
FERVENT
very hot : glowing
The meaning of the word fervent is very hot : glowing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |