GRE Word List
VIRILE
having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
The meaning of the word virile is having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree.
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| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
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| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
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| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
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| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |