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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tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
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lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
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