GRE Word List
PESTILENTIAL
causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague)
The meaning of the word pestilential is causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court) |
| harangue | long, passionate, and vehement speech; V. |
| dispassionate | calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| stipple | paint or draw with dots or short strokes |
| potential | expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth |
| exertion | effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort |
| reputable | respectable; having a good reputation |
| magnitude | greatness (in size or extent); extent |
| indigenous | native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World |
