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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| occident | west |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |