GRE Word List
GALVANIC
of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani
The meaning of the word galvanic is of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani.
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| accelerate | move faster |
| crave | desire; want intensely |
| outskirts | fringes; outer borders (as of a city); Ex. outskirts of Boston |
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| allegiance | loyalty |
| stratagem | deceptive scheme; clever trick |
| rant | speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil. |
| import | significance; importance; meaning |
