GRE Word List
VIRILE
manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength
The meaning of the word virile is manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| passe | old-fashioned; past the prime |
| fetish | object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism |
| modicum | limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate |
| siren | apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature |
| refectory | dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school) |
| ward | administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert |
| encipher | encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher |
| overwhelm | (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief |
| rapacious | voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey; Ex. rapacious birds |
| nocturnal | done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne |
