GRE Word List

FERVID

very hot : burning

The meaning of the word fervid is very hot : burning.

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adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
anachronisman error in chronology
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated