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
procurementthe act or process of procuring
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
effusionan act of effusing
sequesterto set apart : segregate
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful