GRE Word List
FERVOR
intensity of feeling or expression
The meaning of the word fervor is intensity of feeling or expression.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| clip | encompass |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |