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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |