GRE Word List

VEHEMENT

marked by forceful energy : powerful

The meaning of the word vehement is marked by forceful energy : powerful.

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WordMeaning
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
wantonmerciless
connivancethe act of conniving
quadrupedan animal having four feet
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
rallyto muster for a common purpose