GRE Word List
FERVID
ardent; zealous; hot
The meaning of the word fervid is ardent; zealous; hot.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palliate | ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) |
| reckon | count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose |
| retribution | deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back |
| wallow | roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury |
| decrepitude | state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age |
| vulgar | of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout |
| servitude | slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment |
| probe | explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe |
| skeptic | sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism |
| pugilist | boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing |