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.
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ferocious | fierce; violent; N. ferocity |
capricious | unpredictable; fickle |
yield | amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender |
fortitude | bravery; courage; strength of mind |
diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
sextant | navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars) |
viand | food; CF. live |
matinee | dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon |
ogle | look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ogling young girls |
authoritarian | subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father |