GRE Word List
FERVOR
glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat
The meaning of the word fervor is glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delude | deceive |
| pinion | restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing |
| wake | trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war |
| runic | mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm |
| corrode | destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period) |
| frenetic | frenzied; frantic |
| abject | (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology |
| sallow | (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice |
| emolument | salary; payment for an office; compensation |
| aegis | shield; protection; defense |
