GRE Word List

VIRULENT

marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course

The meaning of the word virulent is marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course.

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flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
simperto smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)