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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pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
catechismoral instruction
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission