GRE Word List

FRIGID

intensely cold

The meaning of the word frigid is intensely cold.

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WordMeaning
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
florescencea state or period of flourishing
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
blaseapathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary