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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WordMeaning
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
collectedgathered together
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night